Baytop's Onion vs Large Bear Hoverfly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Criorhina ranunculi

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Large Bear Hoverfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Large Bear Hoverfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Allium	Criorhina
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Criorhina ranunculi

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Bear Hoverfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Large Bear Hoverfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Large Bear Hoverfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.